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Lycanthropy
The delusion that one has become a wolf or the werewolf transformation. Werewolf myths were associated with the phases of the moon. The werewolf was thought to take over when the moon was full. The word 'lycanthropy' is from the Greek…
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- White-footed mouse A rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the…
- Aorta, descending The descending aorta is the part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, that runs down through the…
- Diabesity Diabetes caused by overweight or obesity. From diabetes + obesity. Synonymous with the usual form of type 2…
- Immune complex A cluster of interlocking antigens and antibodies forming a large network of molecules. Also called an…
- Pulmonary insufficiency 1. Incomplete closure of the pulmonary valve in the heart, allowing blood to return from the pulmonary artery…
- Livid Black and blue.
- Fourth ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- Calcification, nonarteriosclerotic cerebral This condition described in 1930 by T. Fahr (and therefore called Fahr syndrome) is a genetic (inherited)…
- Triglycerides The major form of fat. A triglyceride consists of three molecules of fatty acid combined with a molecule of…